Diabetes Risk Can Surprisingly Be Lowered by Consuming This Sweet Food
It's a common belief that people with diabetes or those at risk should avoid sweet foods altogether. However, new research suggests that one of the sweetest fruits, mangoes, may actually help improve blood sugar regulation and reduce diabetes risk. Often celebrated for their tropical flavour, mangoes are now being recognised for their potential health benefits, according to a study published in the journal Nutrients. The study, conducted by the Illinois Institute...
Cracking the Code: Unraveling Causes and Treatments of Gestational Diabetes
Causes of high blood sugar in pregnant women Basic cause: Some pregnant women acquire gestational diabetes as a result of a variety of physiological changes that occur to them after conception, including increased glucose requirements, increased insulin resistance, and relatively insufficient insulin secretion. Predisposing factors: - Pregnant factors: Overweight or obese, multiparous, having gained excessive weight before getting pregnant, being short in stature, having a low birth weight, being polycystic, and...
